ALAN JACKSON: TRUE GRIT February 13, 2010
- Features He doesn't blog. He doesn't Twitter. Alan Jackson prefers to speak through his music—and thanks to a deal with Cracker Barrel, through his merch. » Full Story
ALAN JACKSON BY THE NUMBERS February 13, 2010
- Features Since Jackson made his Billboard chart debut on Oct. 21, 1989, with "Blue Blooded Woman" on Hot Country Songs, he has the second-most No. 1s on the chart. Only George Strait, with 27 in that span of time, has more. » Full Story
AWARDS REWARD February 13, 2010 Features The 2010 Grammy Awards once again demonstrated their power to move music sales, as Pink, the Black Eyed Peas and other acts who performed on the show posted big digital sales increases. » Full Story
HOME FRONT February 13, 2010 Features Aventura to be Latin Music Conference superstar Q&A...Billboard teams with Global Radio Network to launch Billboard Radio. » Full Story
JOE SIX PAK February 13, 2010
- Features Blake Shelton is nothing if not a realist. "I can look at SoundScan and want to slit my wrists, not just for me, but for the entire industry," he says. "You can either try something new or you can go with what you already know isn't working. So I'm all about being a guinea pig." » Full Story
ADDICTED TO NOISE February 13, 2010
- Features For their seventh album, "This Addiction" (due Feb. 23), the members of Alkaline Trio decided to make big changes, starting with the way their music was released. » Full Story
ONE CHEER FOR ANTITRUST February 13, 2010
- Features On Jan. 25, after 11 months of waiting, Ticketmaster and Live Nation received the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice to consummate their merger to form Live Nation Entertainment. » Full Story
